The days are shorter, and shadows get longer, as the sun begins to set, ending another beautiful Fall afternoon while an Eastbound empty trailer train negotiates through the rolling golden hills o... (more)

A clean GEVO powers a five car BNSF special, for the grand opening of Honda at the Port of Richmond.

A duo of Swooshed GEVO's lead a trailer reposition move through Franklin Canyon on a stunning Summer afternoon.

Santa Fe 5436 leads a westbound on a hazy morning at Christie in Franklin Canyon. 5436 was one of four SD45s rebuilt by Santa Fe with a 3500 hp 16 cylinder 645 prime mover.

Santa Fe 5052 leads a very short manifest at the west end of Christie siding in Franklin Canyon.

An intermodal train moves westbound at Christie in Franklin Canyon. The green grass of this field has since been obliterated and replaced by a large fill carrying the expanded Highway 4.

A westbound Santa Fe cruises through one of the many cuts between Christie and Collier, in Franklin Canyon near Hercules, California.

BNSF light engine move on the Stockton Subdivision at Christie, CA; BNSF ES44DC 7679 leading with BNSF C44-9W 5373, CSX ES44DC 5278, NS DASH 9-4DCW 9313, BNSF C44-9W 5505, BNSF B40-8W 559 (ex-ATSF... (more)

A new ES44C4 leads three GE sistah's upgrade through Franklin Canyon leading the Richmond to Clovis vehicle train on a very hot September afternoon.

On a beautiful spring day, a lashup that only the Santa Fe could provide leads an eastbound train through the hills of the Coast Range.

A matched pair of Heritage 2 Dash 9's catch sweet evening light as they head Eastbound through the rolling hills of Franklin Canyon.

Engineer Joey Lopez gives a waves big out the window of his Heritage 1 Dash 9 while griding through Franklin Canyon.

6 hours... is the time I spent trackside waiting for an officers special that never showed... Instead, I was rewarded with a duo of Dash 9's light power... Must say, Franklin Canyon is migh... (more)

Early in the era of the BNSF, it was hard to tell that anything had changed. Four ATSF locomotives lead a wb pig train through Franklin Canyon at Christie.

Three brand new BNSF 700's make their maiden voyage west on the hot 199 train. The units are the 705, 706, and 700. Paint so fresh, you could still smell it.